This is a very good episode, with an adequate selection of the necessary elements - suspense, humour, family, action - but the clear political message hammers home for me. A country can have its own laws, and enforce them within its borders, but these laws do not extend beyond the borders of that country. In some legal interpretations this is the "Monroe Doctrine", although that initially applied to the division of the Old and New Worlds. So we have the 19th century idea that one country cannot extend the effect of its laws into another country. Then we have the idea that came to fruition in the 20th century, (or maybe 2000 years earlier! It is one of the central tenets of the Christian religion! Maybe all the Abrahamic religions?) that each of us individually is responsible for the welfare of all: e.g. The United Nations Charter, the UK National Insurance Scheme and National Health Service. So, lads, no Country, Galaxy or Dimension can justify sending operatives into another in order to apply laws applicable only within itself. The situation on "this" Earth has become more complicated with the arrival of easy worldwide travel. Agencies outside national governments are able to operate autonomously (the attack on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon, etc, and the Munich Olympic incident are examples). But we still have a global model of a "nation" as an authority within a particular area. It is difficult for any person or agency adhering to that model to allow random bounty hunters from whatever authority to operate within their sphere of influence. Extra-national agencies have no legitimate place in this scheme, other than supranational institutions such as Interpol and UN peace-keeping forces. We all need to keep to a rule of law.
Review of Dead or Alive
